Laknan Abdullah

Laknan Abdullah was an Algerian day laborer who was used by the French authorities to locate and take down the FLN terrorist Ali La Pointe on 8 October 1957 during the Battle of Algiers.

Biography
Laknan Abdullah was born to a Sunni Muslim Berber family in Algeria, and he was married, having three children and living on 8 rue de Thebes in Algiers. In 1957, he was arrested because the police believed him to be a FLN member during the Algerian War, and he was forced to lead French Army troops to the hideout of FLN leader Ali La Pointe. This action led to La Pointe being killed by the French soldiers, a severe blow to the independence fighters.